As part of the ongoing commitment we are making to our supporters and investors, we want to celebrate the milestones we have already achieved, and continue to provide our community with clear goals and deadlines as we move forward, including the impending launch of the SUN ecosystem in January 2018.

Most importantly, we wish to demonstrate that our team has the vision, the experience, and that we accept the challenge to deliver an alternative investment platform that will create and encourage positive change in the world.

Regards from the Swarm Team.

Why there is no information about exchanges? I was hoping that along with the road map will be a new exchange and the price will rise

It's because Swarm is based in the U.S. and in order for them to be compliant with the regulations in the U.S. they cannot talk about listing in exchanges. I'm sure there will be no problem listing in exchanges once the platform is up. Once there is a platform, even we as a community can start pushing for this. As a matter of fact, we as a community, could start trying to figure out how to put SWM in exchanges. Remember that we don't need to depend on the core team for things like this. Of course some exchanges charge a huge amount, maybe all of us could pool some BTC together and it would be a small price to pay for a good exchange.

Good idea, but you need experience in such matters and you need to invest a lot of time

November is over. Bitcoin is hovering around $10k. Life moves fast in the world of blockchain!

Since we completed our Token Sale in the last week of October, most of our time has been spent heads down in product development. In addition to delivering a game-changing platform that bridges cryptocurrency to real assets, we also want the platform to reflect the ideas and values of our community.

To do that, we know we need to improve our level of communication. You can expect Newsletters every week, and we value your feedback on how we can best connect to and build the Swarm Fund community.-----* Exchanges *

Many of you have asked questions regarding the SWM token being available on exchanges. We hope the community understands that we are not able to comment on trading and transfer of Swarm Tokens for legal and regulatory reasons. We also need to be clear that transfers are not currently allowable in the US or to US persons unless in compliance with an exemption under the securities laws. Purchasers have to make that determination themselves. Non-US purchasers should check the laws of their home country to ensure they are in compliance with any laws restricting transfers. -----* Swarm Fund Ambassadors * - currently represent 29 different cities on 4 continents.A huge thanks to this global crew who worked so hard from July through October on Swarm Fund Ambassador Program 1.0.

~ Stay Tuned for SFAP 2.0, Coming Soon ~-----* Swarm Fund Roadmap *

A detailed graphic of our product roadmap will be on our homepage by Friday, December 8th.

In the beginning of January, our full Liquid Democracy Voting Module (LDVM) will be onboarded to the Swarm Fund Platform as an integral part of participating in hosted funds. You may recall our first vote being held directly after the close of our Token Sale on October 28th, 2017. The LDVM is our signature voting engine.

As promised, we’re on track to launch the first token-based funds on Swarm in late January. Stay tuned for further announcements within the next few weeks as we will publish more details on the funds and their token structures.

Alongside, likely early January, we will be giving updates on the Swarm platform and give insights on the components that will be delivered in the first release.-----* Swarm in the News *

We’re enjoying being in a flow of creation, inspiration and focus. We couldn’t do it without your support. Our whole team is sending heartfelt appreciation your way for your involvement in the world’s first platform to bridge cryptocurrency and real assets.

As mentioned above, we would appreciate your feedback on how we can best engage and communicate with the community:

What channels do you find the most useful for following and contributing to your favorite blockchain projects?What kind of updates would you like to see from our team?Send us a quick email to community@swarm.fund or leave us your comments on Telegram.

Swarm CEO Philipp Pieper wrote an opinion piece on the current state of ICOs as we head into the new year. Over US$3.6bn was raised in 2017 via initial coin offerings, but with regulators hovering, how will initial coin offerings stand up in 2018?

December is here, and it is freezing in Silicon Valley - well, freezing for California that is. Hot drinks and community engagement is where Swarm is at. Last we spoke, Bitcoin was hovering at 10k, and now it’s at 18k. What’s next, you might ask?

If you’re in the Bay Area and would like to say hi to the team, we’d love to meet you. On Thursday, December 14th, our cofounder Joel Dietz is hosting a Meetup in Palo Alto, entitled How Will Blockchain Impact World Government? Join us! http://bit.ly/2nRPTT9

TelegramThis week, we actually met in person with a Telegram community member at our offices in downtown Palo Alto. Telegram is our main public discussion, and we’re pleased it’s growing in numbers every day. It allows the Swarm Fund team to address issues across the board, from technical to promotional to philosophical, in real-time.

In early September, we shut down our Slack due to common phishing scams. We plan to set up a hosted channel for focused discussion, with both public and private access, as part of our Swarm Portal.

Token SwapOur Token Swap process has concluded its 3rd and final round. Thank you to all the Swarm 1.0 investors that have stayed with the project and will continue to do so as we roll out our platform at the end of January 2018.

Sneak Peek of the Swarm SUN EcosystemWe know you’ve been waiting patiently for platform news, so next week we’ll provide a shot of the UI of the Swarm SUN Ecosystem. The interface will show an Overview, Fund details, Fund Token, Updates from the fund as it progresses, and a Discussion forum for voting. Speaking of voting, read more below about the amazing team at SecureVote and what they’re up to.

Partner Spotlight:SecureVote: Sydney, AustraliaWe’re proud to be partnering with the award-winning team of SecureVote (http://bit.ly/2AMblvA) in the development of the Swarm Fund Liquid Democracy Voting Module (LDVM). The LDVM is a universally applicable and decentralized voting engine which can be used for any part of the Swarm platform.

SecureVote’s mission is to ‘democratize the world’ by developing the world’s most scalable, secure, and resilient blockchain-based voting systems. The team is addressing the problems currently associated with pen and paper voting, as well as with existing digital voting methods, by taking advantage of industry leading technology and proprietary innovations of their own.

The SecureVote team is on a roll, recently winning the Cyber Security Award at the 2017 Australian Technologies Competition.

On December 7th, the team participated as a Top 3 Finalist of Best Ideas to Watch in the 2017 Talent Unleashed Competition! http://bit.ly/2C1ZVUK Selected by judges Sir Richard Branson and Steve Wozniak in late October as Regional Finalists, SecureVote is going big with their mission.

Best of luck, team! Stay tuned for the results of the competition and more Swarm news next week.

The interface pictured here is our in-progress UI of the SUN Ecosystem. Featured on this screen is an overview of a Syndicate Fund hosted on our platform, a representation of the funding goal in SUN units, the application of Liquid Democracy features such as Updates, Vote, and Discussion, as well as what one's personal balances might look like as they move through a Syndicate Fund. We're thrilled to see everything come to life, and couldn't do it without your support!

Talent Unleashed Awards 2017

Last week, we highlighted our partners SecureVote (http://bit.ly/2BG8oj3) as a Top 3 Finalist for Best Idea to Watch in the Talent Unleashed Awards 2017(http://bit.ly/2BGY1LX). Regrettably, the team wasn't selected as the ultimate finalist, but we're still happy for the Winner - the team of Life Whisperer. Check out their project and other contestants here (http://bit.ly/2BFwt9M).

Miami in January

We're excited to kick off 2018 at the historic 6th Annual North American Bitcoin Conference (http://bit.ly/2ASPzp7). Back in January 2014, Vitalik formally announced Ethereum at TNABC, and we feel honored to join the arena. As a Platinum Sponsor for 2018, we’re looking forward to sharing product developments, meeting like-minded professionals in the blockchain space, and having fun! Just a week before January 29th - the release of v0.61 of the SUN Ecosystem and our 2nd SWM Token Liquidity release - we'd love for anyone in the downtown Miami area to join us for this milestone.

This Week in the News

2017: The Year of the Initial Coin Offering (http://bit.ly/2BIbx1Y)New Article by Swarm Fund CEO Philipp PieperDec 13, 2017Financial Times Adviser

We're excited to kick off 2018 at the historic 6th Annual North American Bitcoin Conference (http://bit.ly/2ASPzp7). Back in January 2014, Vitalik formally announced Ethereum at TNABC, and we feel honored to join the arena. As a Platinum Sponsor for 2018, we’re looking forward to sharing product developments, meeting like-minded professionals in the blockchain space, and having fun! Just a week before January 29th - the release of v0.61 of the SUN Ecosystem and our 2nd SWM Token Liquidity release - we'd love for anyone in the downtown Miami area to join us for this milestone.

I hope that this will attract more investors! Because so far there is no demand for EtherDelta

Swarm Fund’s Philipp Pieper to Speak at The Digital Money Forum at CES 2018’s “Cryptocurrency: A Volatile Game of Coins”

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW (CES) & PALO ALTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Swarm Fund today announced that Philipp Pieper, CEO, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming The Digital Money Forum at CES 2018 in Las Vegas Nevada. He will be part of the “Cryptocurrency: A Volatile Game of Coins” discussion. Fellow panelists include Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse; Medici Venture’s President, Jonathan Johnson; Bittrex CEO, Bill Shihara; and the CEO and Co-founder of Civic, Vinnie Langham. Michael Terpin, Founder and CEO of Transform Group International will moderate.

The conference will examine the role of money today - everything from new payment systems to borderless eCommerce, virtual reality, biometrics and AI to crypto currencies, and the blockchain economy.

The markets are hot, our product is almost ripe, and we’re feeling solid going into the new year. Two themes for us this week at Swarm were A.I. and the SWM token. The Distressed Real Estate fund that will launch with our platform uses AI to identify the optimal opportunities for purchase. Other funds in the pipeline use AI to make smarter trading decisions, learning from signals in trading and from places like influencer Twitter feeds. Where Swarm opens up opportunities once available only to a select few, AI is what really drives the economy – recommending and making decisions faster and better than any middleman could. And the Swarm token, SWM, is the essential element which powers this whole ecosystem. Look for a blog post from us this week detailing our plan to maximize the utility of the SWM token. Hint – it’s gonna be a gas!

Product On Schedule

Version 0.6 of the Swarm Platform was delivered this past Friday, a day ahead of schedule. Account creation, funding, review and allocation to individual funds are all coming together. Props to our friends on our Telegram channel for asking about v0.6, and sorry it was only an internal release! But we are excited to demo the platform on stage at the North America Bitcoin Conference in Miami next week and give a sneak peak! We remain on schedule for the public release of the MVP (v 0.61) of the platform on January 29.

Game of Coins @ CES

Philipp & Chris are flying to Las Vegas today to attend CES. Once a consumer electronics show to see the latest gadgets, CES has become a place where emerging technologies are discussed and announced. And yes, there are still the cool gadgets too. Brandchannel reached out to get Swarm’s take on crypto@CES. Read the interview here: http://bit.ly/2D6bs90

Meet us at CoinAgenda on Monday, January 8th in Las Vegas for our second time attending. We love CoinAgenda for being the First Conference for Bitcoin Investors with 1,000+ attendees, 75 exhibits, and one Swarm.

On Tuesday, January 9th, Swarm CEO Philipp Pieper will be on the Game of Coins panel at the CES Digital Money Forum. The panel is comprised of top industry leaders: Ripple‘s Brad Garlinghouse, Civic‘s Vinny Lingham, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, and Bill Shihara of Bittrex Exchange. Meet us in Vegas!

Our New Website

Hit refresh! The new Swarm.fund site goes live soon. We’ve redesigned the site with a look, feel, and content structure to support the launch of The Swarm Portal at the end of this month. Our core focus remains on the product, so some sections of the site are designed to grow over time, but we hope you like what we’ve done with the place, and we welcome your feedback on how it can be improved!